Definition of aloft

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Aloft (adv.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven..

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Pensible :: Pensible (a.) Held aloft.
Onloft :: Onloft (adv.) Aloft; above ground.
Uplift :: Uplift (v. t.) To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock..
Aloft :: Aloft (prep.) Above; on top of.
Up :: Up (adv.) Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down.
Towering :: Towering (a.) Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height..
Soar :: Soar (v. i.) To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings..
A- :: A- () A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofd/ne off the dun or hill). (3) AS. a- (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English
Top :: Top (v. i.) To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains..
High-raised :: High-raised (a.) Elevated; raised aloft; upreared.
Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Mount :: Mount (n.) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up.
Elevate :: Elevate (a.) Elevated; raised aloft.
Aerial :: Aerial (a.) Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires..
Top :: Top (n.) A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft..
Upbear :: Upbear (v. t.) To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain.
Ballooning Spider :: Ballooning spider () A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds ( esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft.
Lay :: Lay (v. i.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft..
Aheight :: Aheight (adv.) Aloft; on high.
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out..
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